By Frank Maradiaga For a brief moment the nameplate of former North Bay Village Commissioner Frank Rodriguez adorned the dais to the meeting that would select its replacement. City Manager Dennis Kelly caught the oversight and gently put the nameplate out of view, and the Commission went on to choose experience and a lifetime of [...]
By Frank Maradiaga The outsourcing of the maintenance services on the Lincoln Road Mall was sent out to bid in the February meeting of the Miami Beach Commission. The City’s in-house maintenance of the pedestrian mall has long been under fire and plans to privatize the service spans back over a year. A proposal by [...]
Time to Tell Thieving Tow Companies Where to Go Listen up, City Hall, and listen carefully and attentively: It’s time for you grow a pair already. And face down another pair. The pulse of the public – both Beach residents and visitors alike – proves that people are damned fed-up-to-here with the two towing companies [...]
Frank Maradiaga The Miami Beach Commission again pushed back a vote on a contract agreement that would increase towing fees in the city. Beach Towing and Tremont Towing, whose current contract with the city expires in March, will have to wait until the June Commission meeting to see if their new three year contract with [...]
By Alejandro Arce Despite the fact that many papers have been writing about Miami, which includes the good, the bad, and the ugly, many people, such as myself, still consider this “ISLAND” to be an excellent part of, not only America, but the whole world. Yes indeed, we face enormous problems and to live in [...]
It had been a while since I dialed up my source in Hell, but after a spate of headline-grabbing calamities of the foot-in-mouth variety, I needed to know if I was overlooking the possibility that any might be directly attributable to the Big Guy Down Under. He does, after all, get his share of blame [...]
By Gregg Tremain A call for a strong mayor form of government in the City of Miami Beach highlighted the February meeting of the Miami Beach Taxpayers Association. Three former Beach mayors advocated a switch from the city manager system before some 150 residents and taxpayers during a lively panel at the Shelborne Hotel. Neisen Kasdin, [...]
Breakfast Meeting David’s Cafe January 31, 2012 8:30 am By David Arthur Walters David Kelsey moderated the Tuesday morning breakfast meeting, attended by 60 people from the community including city employees, neighborhood leaders, and other concerned citizens. City of Miami Beach Commissioner Jonah Wolfson was the guest of honor. The main topic of his presentation [...]
By David Arthur Walters Miami Beach City Manager Jorge Gonzalez wanted residents to think they had more than enough police officers on the force to deal with crime on the beach, and he cited the FBI Uniform Crime Report statistics to prove it, as if dealing with the seven major crimes on that report is [...]
By John McCartney Special to the SunPost Most locals on Miami Beach have driven by 770 Arthur Godfrey Rd (41st Street) for years. Waiting, waiting, and waiting, and even some more waiting for someone to take over The Roosevelt Theater and renovate it into something special. Did I mention we are still waiting? I recently [...]
Brokaw TV Ad Stunt Was But a Replay From ’88 Psst…are they gone? Yep, I think the coast is clear. You can all come out of your closets and emergency shelters now. Mitt and Newt have evacuated the state much in the way that leaves us relieved after a marauding hurricane has evacuated it. And [...]
Resolution Passed to Reject Large Special Events in Haulover Park By Frank Maradiaga Special to the SunPost The Bal Harbour Village Council has come out against the fashion event Funkshion, the musical group Swedish House Mafia, and all large scale events in Haulover Park. The council passed a resolution in their January meeting that urged [...]
